WorldNow reaches 25M streams in February
WorldNow announced its network of TV and newspaper sites set an all-time record for video streams with 25 million in the month of February. Press release below…
Adds flotsam in comments: “They may feel good because they reached a round number and honored it with a press release, but still a little perspective for them and in LR’s reporting might not be a bad idea.”
MySpace, Eisner in online video deal
Former Disney chief Michael Eisner has inked a deal with MySpace to provide episodes of the web drama Prom Queen a day before they appear elsewhere on the internet. Eisner’s digital media studio Vuguru launched earlier this month. Press release…
JibJab debuts ‘What We Call the News’ (ouch)
The annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner featured President Bush with such jokes as, “A year ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the days.” Karl Rove busted a move to big laughs (video). And [...]
Study: news industry training seriously lacking
A new study from the Knight Foundation, Investing in the Future of News (PDF), finds that fewer outlets are, well, investing in the future of news. Nine in 10 news execs say they need more training. Nine in 10 journalists say they need more training, too. Only 30 percent of news outlets have increased their [...]
‘Idol’ stakes are high if Sanjaya wins
It was bound to happen sooner or later. A mediocre singer on American Idol is getting more popular by the day, thanks to an audience that loves him (mostly tweens) and another audience (Howard Stern and VotefortheWorst.com) that just wants to see a “loser” win. Sanjaya Malakar “would ruin the show” if he wins, predicts [...]
MTVN expands mobile video on Sprint
The announcements from CTIA keep coming. Coming in April, Sprint will debut three linear video channels with programming from MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Also, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central are debuting new WAP sites. More in the release…
Regional Edward R. Murrow winners announced
RTNDA has announced the list of Edward R. Murrow award winners for excellence in journalism. Here are the TV website winners, followed by a link to the full list. Congrats, all!
KING5.com, KTVB.com, NBC4.tv, KUAM.com, KSL.com, KARE11.com, Channel3000.com, KSDK.com, 49ABCNews.com, KHOU.com, KVUE.com, 10tv.com, 14WFIE.com, WCNC.com, WBIR.com, NBC13.com, WAFF.com, TheBostonChannel.com, NBC10.com, 9WSYR.com, WVEC.com, WSLS.com, FirstCoastNews.com, CityNews.ca
YouTube to launch mobile site
YouTube will launch a mobile site in June of this year with 800 “editorial picks” of video. YouTube has been already working closely with mobile carriers, and handset makers such as Nokia on the mobile version of their video service, reports GigaOM.
Report: Tribune close to accepting offer
Bloomberg is reporting that Tribune “will probably accept” real estate billionaire Sam Zell’s $8 billion takeover offer by the end of the week. Zell said he intends to keep the company intact and not split off the TV stations, including stakes in the Food Network and CareerBuilder Inc. The takeover would take the company private. [...]
Xbox expands video, releases ‘Elite’ version
Xbox Live has added more video content available for download. Paramount and Warner Bros. will offer movie downloads in high definition, and A&E Networks and National Geographic will offer TV show downloads. Also, Microsoft unveiled Xbox Elite, a premium version of the Xbox 360 with a built-in 120GB hard drive and an HDMI output for [...]
DoubleClick explores sale, Microsoft in talks
The massive online ad firm DoubleClick is in “active talks” with Microsoft as well as other suitors, reports the WSJ. DoubleClick is aiming for a $2 billion selling price, and it remains an open question whether the company will move ahead with a sale. (Sub. req.)
More changes at National Geographic Channel
We already noted John Ford’s departure, now comes the news that National Geographic Channel’s founding president, Laureen Ong, is departing to become chief operating officer of News Corp’s Star. David Haslingden will become CEO of National Geographic Channel U.S. in addition to his international duties for NG and Fox. Steve Schiffman has been named acting [...]
The future of mobile content
Lots of mobile announcements from the NBCU folks today (see below), and I thought I’d point out this WSJ story today that takes an in-depth look at the rapid innovation in mobile content and services, from video to geolocation. “Augmented reality,” for example, involves pointing a cell phone with a camera at a building and [...]
